Oh my friends, today has been quite a day. It all started out well enough, my 7th form class went well enough. I was late, and when I walked into the room all the kids stood up and said their rhyme that they say every day to the teacher. It goes like this, "Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning to you...Good Morning, Good Morning, I am glad to see you", I am more OK with the poem then I am with the other widely spread "Good morning teacher" and "Good Morning Students" as a response. I really do need to break them of the whole standing up thing though, it is a little over the top for me. Anyway, back on topic, we were learning opposites today, and I did a few exercises with the kids on the board. Unfortunately, the teacher I work with still jumps in and calls kids up to answer, when I really want other kids that don't get any attention to have a shot. At one point we both called someone up, and the teacher proceaded to tell me that the person I chose 'could not write'. I called her up for the next one, and I think she understood what was said, because she had no hesitation writing the correct, flawless answer up on the board. I was proud.
Walked down to the post office after school. I had 3 letters from Mem (THANK YOU!!!) and a Christmas card from my aunt. It was nice!! I love getting letters, and it was warm today, so the walk was extra enjoyable.
After a quick lunch I went to the Art School. I had a few minutes, so I checked my email and had a slightly unpleasant email. My organization had some pretty unrealistic expectations, and I ended up on the phone with my Program Manager for quite some time. It is a good thing I love the kids here, because man, the adults are frustrating!
My English class with the Sunchild kids did not go down so well either, they were all hyper from the holiday yesterday, and after wishing me a happy March 8th a million times (It was International Woman's Day) they just couldn't settle down. After it took them 30 minutes to prepare a simple dialogue, I invited groups up to present theirs and couldn't get the group to stop chit chatting and listen. After 10 minutes standing there waiting for them to be quiet, I calmly explained to them that I already know English, and didn't need to be there. Then I sent them home and told them to come tomorrow ready to work, and that we would be staying until five. Oh, the joys of children.
Jacob, I probably won't put up another blog before your birthday, so here it is a little bit early......HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you, miss you, and hope you have a fun day!
Also, anyone with extra boxes of Puffs Plus with Lotion, please donate them to the 'Katie has had a cold for months and it just plain refuses to go away' fund. Thanks!
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